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Music Therapy Intervention to Reduce Caregiver Distress at the End of Life

NCT ID: NCT03322228

Last Updated: 2020-11-24

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-05

Study Completion Date

2020-08-31

Brief Summary

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This is a study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a music therapy intervention for caregivers of hospitalized patients who are referred to inpatient hospice.

Detailed Description

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Caregivers are at high risk for stress, poor quality of life (QOL), and burnout. As a patient nears death, common themes for caregivers include anxiety and emotional distress from impending death, anticipatory grief, and acceptance of loss, which negatively impact the caregiver QOL. Investigators propose to conduct a pilot project to investigate music therapy impact on caregiver distress for caregivers of imminently dying hospitalized patients referred to hospice. Upon enrollment, caregivers will be provided a music therapy intervention with legacy-building components, and will be asked to complete 3 brief questionnaires on distress and quality of life before and after the music therapy to assess their response to the intervention. The overall aim is to reduce caregiver distress and optimize QOL.

Conditions

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Quality of Life Stress Anxiety Depression

Keywords

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Hospice Palliative Care Integrative Medicine Music Therapy Inpatient Caregiver

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This study plans to enroll 20 subjects. All subjects will receive 1 music therapy intervention lasting approximately 1 hour.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Music Therapy

1 music therapy session, lasting approximately 45 min-1 hr

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Music therapy is tailored to subject preference. Examples are active music-making, supportive listening, and includes opportunities for legacy building to decrease caregiver distress and promote self-care.

Interventions

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Music Therapy

Music therapy is tailored to subject preference. Examples are active music-making, supportive listening, and includes opportunities for legacy building to decrease caregiver distress and promote self-care.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age \> 18 years
2. Self-identified caregiver
3. English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

1\. Unable to provide consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maria I. Lapid, M.D.

M.D.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maria Lapid, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Whitford KJ, Ulrich AM, Larsen BE, Phelps CM, Siska MJ, Bigelow ML, Dockter TJ, Wood C, Walton MP, Stelpflug AJ, Lapid MI. Music Therapy Intervention to Reduce Caregiver Distress at End of Life: A Feasibility Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 May;65(5):e417-e423. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.01.009. Epub 2023 Jan 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36682675 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials

Mayo Clinic Clinical Trials

Other Identifiers

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17-005811

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id